Libya: 74 dead refugees wash ashore in Zawiya
22 February 2017 |
8:23 am
The bodies of 74 refugees trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe have washed up on the coast of western Libya. Aid agencies believe smugglers may have abandoned them at sea.
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